"ni-" meaning in Navajo

See ni- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|nv|prefix}} ni-
  1. Marks a noun as being have a second-person singular possessor Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ni--nv-prefix-DCofesTe Categories (other): Navajo links with redundant wikilinks, Navajo pronouns Disambiguation of Navajo pronouns: 32 33 36
  2. Marks a postposition as having a second-person singular object Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ni--nv-prefix-c2Q5d0vR Categories (other): Navajo links with redundant wikilinks, Navajo pronouns Disambiguation of Navajo pronouns: 32 33 36
  3. Marks a verb as having a second-person singular subject Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ni--nv-prefix-BbbSkM~g Categories (other): Navajo links with redundant wikilinks, Navajo pronouns Disambiguation of Navajo pronouns: 32 33 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Related terms: shi-, nihi-, danihi-, bi-, yi-, ha-, hw-, a-, sh- (alt: yi), ii- (alt: y), deii-, oh- (alt: w), daah-, daa-, ji-, daji-, á-, ał-, ahił-

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|nv|prefix}} ni- Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], nish- [first-person, imperfective, singular], nii- [duoplural, first-person, imperfective], danii- [first-person, imperfective, plural], ní- [imperfective, second-person, singular], noh- [duoplural, imperfective, second-person], danoh- [imperfective, plural, second-person], yí- [duoplural, imperfective, singular, third-person], deí- [imperfective, plural, third-person], jí- [duoplural, fourth-person, imperfective, singular], dají- [fourth-person, imperfective, plural]
  1. Marks a verb as belonging to the ni-imperfective paradigm, which contains verbs confined to the momentaneous aspect. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ni--nv-prefix-nv:modal
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|nv|prefix}} ni- Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], ninish- [first-person, imperfective, singular], ninii- [duoplural, first-person, imperfective], nidanii- [first-person, imperfective, plural], niní- [imperfective, second-person, singular], ninoh- [duoplural, imperfective, second-person], nidanoh- [imperfective, plural, second-person], nii- [duoplural, imperfective, singular, third-person], nidaa- [imperfective, plural, third-person], nijí- [duoplural, fourth-person, imperfective, singular], nidají- [fourth-person, imperfective, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], niní- [first-person, perfective, singular], ninii- [duoplural, first-person, perfective], nidanii- [first-person, perfective, plural], nííní- [perfective, second-person, singular], ninoo- [duoplural, perfective, second-person], nidanoo- [perfective, plural, second-person], niní- [duoplural, perfective, singular, third-person], nidaaz- [perfective, plural, third-person], nizhní- [duoplural, fourth-person, perfective, singular], nidajiz- [fourth-person, perfective, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ninish- [first-person, perfective, singular], ninii- [duoplural, first-person, perfective], nidanii- [first-person, perfective, plural], nííní- [perfective, second-person, singular], ninooh- [duoplural, perfective, second-person], nidanooh- [perfective, plural, second-person], nii- [duoplural, perfective, singular, third-person], nidaas- [perfective, plural, third-person], nijí- [duoplural, fourth-person, perfective, singular], nidajis- [fourth-person, perfective, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], nideesh- [first-person, future, singular], nidii- [duoplural, first-person, future], nidadii- [first-person, future, plural], nidíí- [future, second-person, singular], nidooh- [duoplural, future, second-person], nidadooh- [future, plural, second-person], nidoo- [duoplural, future, singular, third-person], nidadoo- [future, plural, third-person], nizhdoo- [duoplural, fourth-person, future, singular], nidazhdoo- [fourth-person, future, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ninásh- [first-person, singular], ninéii- [duoplural, first-person], ninádeii- [first-person, plural], ninání- [second-person, singular], nináh- [duoplural, second-person], ninádaah- [plural, second-person], niná- [duoplural, singular, third-person], ninádaa- [plural, third-person], ninájí- [duoplural, fourth-person, singular], ninádaji- [fourth-person, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], noosh- [first-person, singular], noo- [duoplural, first-person], nidaoo- [first-person, plural], noó- [second-person, singular], nooh- [duoplural, second-person], nidaooh- [plural, second-person], noo- [duoplural, singular, third-person], nidao- [plural, third-person], nijó- [duoplural, fourth-person, singular], nidajó- [fourth-person, plural]
  1. Marks a verb as belonging to the terminative subaspect, marking the cessation or end of an action. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ni--nv-prefix-nv:modal1 Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 13 14 15 18 29 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 9 10 10 15 23 8 1 0 1 12 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|nv|prefix}} ni- Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], nish- [first-person, imperfective, singular], nii- [duoplural, first-person, imperfective], danii- [first-person, imperfective, plural], ní- [imperfective, second-person, singular], noh- [duoplural, imperfective, second-person], danoh- [imperfective, plural, second-person], ni- [duoplural, imperfective, singular, third-person], dani- [imperfective, plural, third-person], jí- [duoplural, fourth-person, imperfective, singular], dají- [fourth-person, imperfective, plural], ʼí- [indefinite-person], [spatial-person], - [passive], - [agentive, passive]
  1. Forms neuter imperfective/adjectival verbs Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ni--nv-prefix-nv:adjectival
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|nv|prefix}} ni-
  1. A thematic prefix Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ni--nv-prefix-nv:thematic
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "ni-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "shi-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "nihi-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "danihi-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bi-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "yi-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ha-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hw-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "a-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "yi",
      "word": "sh-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "y",
      "word": "ii-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "deii-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "w",
      "word": "oh-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "daah-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "daa-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ji-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "daji-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "á-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ał-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ahił-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 33 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ni- + bijaaʼ (“one's ear”) → nijaaʼ (“your ear”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Marks a noun as being have a second-person singular possessor"
      ],
      "id": "en-ni--nv-prefix-DCofesTe",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 33 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ni- + bikʼi (“upon him/her/it”) → nikʼi (“upon you”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Marks a postposition as having a second-person singular object"
      ],
      "id": "en-ni--nv-prefix-c2Q5d0vR",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 33 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ni- + yicha (“he/she is crying”) → nicha (“you're crying”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Marks a verb as having a second-person singular subject"
      ],
      "id": "en-ni--nv-prefix-BbbSkM~g",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ni-"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nish-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nii-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danii-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ní-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "noh-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "imperfective",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danoh-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yí-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "imperfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deí-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jí-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "imperfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dají-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "imperfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "ni-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Marks a verb as belonging to the ni-imperfective paradigm, which contains verbs confined to the momentaneous aspect."
      ],
      "id": "en-ni--nv-prefix-nv:modal",
      "links": [
        [
          "momentaneous",
          "momentaneous#English"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "nv:modal"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ni-"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninish-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninii-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidanii-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niní-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninoh-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "imperfective",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidanoh-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nii-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "imperfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidaa-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nijí-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "imperfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidají-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "imperfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niní-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninii-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidanii-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nííní-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninoo-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "perfective",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidanoo-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niní-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidaaz-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nizhní-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidajiz-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninish-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninii-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidanii-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nííní-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninooh-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "perfective",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidanooh-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nii-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidaas-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nijí-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidajis-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nideesh-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidii-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidadii-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidíí-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidooh-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "future",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidadooh-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidoo-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "future",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidadoo-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nizhdoo-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "future",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidazhdoo-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "future",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninásh-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninéii-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninádeii-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninání-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nináh-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninádaah-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niná-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninádaa-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninájí-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninádaji-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "noosh-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "noo-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
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      "form": "nidaoo-",
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      "form": "noó-",
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      "form": "nooh-",
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        "duoplural",
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      "form": "nidaooh-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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      "form": "nijó-",
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        "duoplural",
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      "form": "hó",
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      "form": "ninoo-",
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        "second-person"
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      "form": "nidanoo-",
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      "form": "nidaaz-",
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      "form": "nizhní-",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "nidajiz-",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "nidanii-",
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        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "nidanooh-",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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      "form": "nii-",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "nidajis-",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "nideesh-",
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "nidii-",
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        "first-person",
        "future"
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      "form": "nidadii-",
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        "future",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "nidíí-",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "nidooh-",
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        "duoplural",
        "future",
        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "nidadooh-",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "nidoo-",
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        "duoplural",
        "future",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidadoo-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "future",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nizhdoo-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "duoplural",
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        "future",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidazhdoo-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "fourth-person",
        "future",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninásh-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninéii-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninádeii-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninání-",
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      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nináh-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninádaah-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niná-",
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      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ninádaa-",
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      "tags": [
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninájí-",
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        "fourth-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninádaji-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "noosh-",
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "noo-",
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        "first-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "nidaoo-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "noó-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nooh-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidaooh-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "noo-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidao-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nijó-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidajó-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
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      },
      "expansion": "ni-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Marks a verb as belonging to the terminative subaspect, marking the cessation or end of an action."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "terminative",
          "terminative#English"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "nv:modal"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ni-"
}

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    "Pages with 23 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "etymology_number": 4,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nish-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nii-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danii-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ní-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "noh-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "imperfective",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danoh-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ni-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "imperfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dani-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jí-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "imperfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dají-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "imperfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ʼí-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hó",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "spatial-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "agentive",
        "passive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "ni-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to be strong, stable, firm (ni-ł-dził)",
          "text": "niłdził",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms neuter imperfective/adjectival verbs"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "neuter",
          "neuter#English"
        ],
        [
          "imperfective",
          "imperfective#English"
        ],
        [
          "adjectival",
          "adjectival#English"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "nv:adjectival"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ni-"
}

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    "Pages using catfix",
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 5,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "ni-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A thematic prefix"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "nv:thematic"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ni-"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ni- meaning in Navajo (12.3kB)

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}

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  ],
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}

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  "path": [
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  ],
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}

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  "trace": ""
}

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}

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}

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}

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  ],
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}

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  "called_from": "parser/304",
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}

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  ],
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  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
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  "title": "ni-",
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}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Navajo dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-03-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-02-21 using wiktextract (7c21d10 and f2e72e5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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